SOLUTION: ski toll rises 39.5 metres over horizontal distance of 118.8 metres. what distance have you risen if you have travelled 750.2 metres horizontally

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Question 1175348: ski toll rises 39.5 metres over horizontal distance of 118.8 metres. what distance have you risen if you have travelled 750.2 metres horizontally
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

Set Up Proportion:  Cross Multiply to Solve
Let x be the distance you have risen:
 39.5%2F118.8+=+x%2F750.2
      x = 39.5%2A750.2%2F118.8+ = 249.4m (rounded to the nearest tenth)
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